A man holds a portrait of opposition leader Alexey Navalny during a protest rally in Moscow, May 6, 2013. Russian protesters unfurled a huge banner demanding the release of "political prisoners" on Monday, at the start of a day of protest against President Vladimir Putin intended to revive their flagging opposition movement. The words on the poster reads, "Navalny is not guilty."
Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny (R) looks at one of his supporters (L) while walking in the provincial northern city of Kirov, on April 26, 2013. The poster reads:'Enough is enough. Let's defend Navalny!' A Russian court in Kirov reopened this week the trial of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is accused of embezzlement and may face up to a decade in jail if convicted.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, center, reads documents with his lawyers in a courtroom during a trial in Kirov, Russia, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The trial of the Russian opposition leader accused of embezzling half a million dollars' worth of timber from a state-run company has started in the northwestern city.
Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny (C) meets journalists outside the court in the provincial northern city of Kirov on April 17, 2013. Navalny went today on trial in Kirov on charges that he says were ordered by President Vladimir Putin in revenge for him daring to oppose the Kremlin.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny holds a smartphone with an ironic sign that reads: "Thief's taking pictures after a trial" in Kirov, Russia, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The trial of the Russian opposition leader accused of embezzling half a million dollars' worth of timber from a state-run company was adjourned shortly after its start Wednesday in the northwestern city.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, second right, stands while listening to a judge in a courtroom during a trial in Kirov, Russia, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The trial of Navalny accused of embezzling half a million dollars' worth of timber from a state-run company was adjourned shortly after its start Wednesday in the northwestern city.
